Nostalgia . . . Mostly! ( in Tamil script)

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 22 Feb 2013, 21:58

I know of only one more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHAwS2aHQuU

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 05 Mar 2013, 00:42

தென்னாட்டுச் செல்வங்கள் - 8

’விகடனின்’ நூல்கள் : ஒரு விமர்சனம்

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/03/8.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 05 Mar 2013, 06:25

சில்பியின் ஓவியங்கள் அழியாத கலை படைப்புகள்.
விரிப்புரைகள் தேவனுடையது என்பது நான் அறியாதது. நன்றி
பி.ஸ்ரீ சித்திர ராமாயணம் சிறந்த இலக்கிய படைப்பு. அவர்
தற்பொழுது இல்லை என்று அறிகிறேன். விரிவான கட்டுரயை
எதிர்பார்க்கிறேன்

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 05 Mar 2013, 07:38

சித்திர ராமாயணம் -1
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2012/11/1-1.html
சித்திர ராமாயணம் -2
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/02/2.html

பார்க்கவும். ஒவ்வொரு “ராமாயணக் கட்டுரையிலும்” அவரைப் பற்றிச் சில தகவல்கள் கொடுக்க நினைத்திருக்கிறேன்.

மேலும் சில பி.ஸ்ரீ-யின் கட்டுரைகள் இடுவேன். முக்கியமாக பாரதி பற்றி, ....

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 05 Mar 2013, 21:50

Thanks.
I like the tid-bits. Was Srinivasachari a Tamil scholar?
What was the real name of chitrlekha? The pictures are majestic,
especially those of Ravana which comes later...

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 05 Mar 2013, 22:13

பி.ஸ்ரீ யைப் பற்றி அறிய இங்கே பார்க்கவும்:
http://www.tamilheritage.org/thfcms/ind ... 5-20-11-20

“சித்ரலேகா”வின் இயற்பெயர் நாராயணசுவாமி. கேள்விக்கு நன்றி. என் கட்டுரையில் இதைக் குறிப்பிட மறந்து விட்டேன்.
சேர்த்து விடுகிறேன்.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 05 Mar 2013, 22:33

My goodness! Never realized he was such a great scholar and hobnobbed with the greatest Taml minds.
Pl post his writings on Bharathy/U ve.Sa/.. Was he recognized in any manner by the TN Govt?
Nice to see his picture too!
(I must confess that my interest in reading Kamban came from his stimulating சித்திர ராமாயணம்)

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 09 Mar 2013, 18:47

பாடலும் படமும் - 4 : கவிமணி

விகடன், கல்கி இதழ்களின் ஆரம்ப காலத்தில் பல நல்ல மரபுக் கவிதைகள் அவ்விதழ்களிலும், அவை வெளியிட்ட சிறப்பு மலர்களிலும் வந்தன. 30, 40 -களில் அப்படி வெளியான கவிமணி தேசிக விநாயகம் பிள்ளையவர்களின் சில கவிதைகளை இப்போது பார்க்கலாம்.

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/03/4.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 10 Mar 2013, 06:25

கவிமணி ஒரு புவிமணி.
எனது தமிழாசிரியர்.
மூன்றாவது பாடல் தாய் உள்ளம் படத்தில்
MLV மிக அற்புதமாக கீரவாணியில் பாடியிருக்கிறார்

Ponbhairavi · Post by **Ponbhairavi** » 10 Mar 2013, 10:19

எட்டையபுரத்தை எட்டப்பன் மாநகர் என்று குறிப்பிடுகிறார் கவிஞர்.
எட்டப்பன் என்பதன் connotation இன்று மாறியிருப்பதால் சற்றே திடுக்கிட வைக்கிறது .குறிப்பாக பாரதியின் தேசப்பற்று பின்னணியில்.
ஒருக்கால் அந்த ஊரில் எழுந்தருளி இருக்கும் ஈசன் பெயரும் அதுவாயிருக்குமோ ?

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 10 Mar 2013, 11:55

"... ... The Poligar of Etaiyapuram belongs to the Kambala subdivision of the Vaduga caste. the Vadugas are, as the name indicates, North country people, and hence foreigners...(Page 4) இவர்களின் மூதாதையர் வடக்கிலிருந்து வந்தவர்கள்; தெலுங்கைத் தாய்மொழியாகக் கொண்டவர்கள். இவர்கள் கம்பளத்து நாயக்கர் எனச் சொல்லப்படும் ஒரு குழுவினர். ... ..."

"... ... and since he had spared the eight brothers of the defeated and dead
Soman, and had so adopted them, he would take the name of Ettappan
(Ettu=eight), (appan=father) in addition to the patronymic. ... ..."

http://naickernaidu.blogspot.in/2011/05 ... _5458.html

It seems that the extracts in English, quoted above, are from the book "Etaiyapuram Past and Present: Being a Short History of the Estate from the Earliest Times" published in 1890.
http://books.google.co.in/books/about/E ... edir_esc=y

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 10 Mar 2013, 17:52

CML, Ponbhairavi, PB : Thanks.

There is a story ( not confirmed, hence I did not report it in the post) associated with "kOvil " poem. Acc to a good poet-friend of mine, he vaguely remembers reading somewhere: original poem did not end like that, and RasikamaNi T K C ( a good friend of KavimaNi ) saw it in Vikatan office before publication , was unhappy and " added his touches" and ended the poem in a positive note. Perhaps this may explain why the poem is divided into two parts in the Malar.

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 10 Mar 2013, 18:54

M L V "கோவில் முழுதும் கண்டேன்” ( தாய் உள்ளம் படத்தில்)
http://www.dhingana.com/kovil-muluthum- ... il-2ea3a31

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 11 Mar 2013, 07:48

Thx for the audio.
I guess your story is true and TKC added the lines which stick out strange in the song!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 12 Mar 2013, 23:57

Tributes for "Kalki"

By some writers:

Raa. Ki. Rangarajan
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2012/09/4_9.html

Devan
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2012/07 ... st_31.html

S.S.Vasan
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2012/06 ... st_28.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 13 Mar 2013, 21:19

Thanks for those gems of tribute to Amarar Kalki.
Please share personal biographical info on Kalki himself if you do have them.
Is there an autobiography?

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 13 Mar 2013, 22:58

There is no autobiography. But there is a very nice biography written by "Sundhaa"., called 'ponniyin puthalvar".

Here's a nice profile by his daughter Anandhi.
Part 1
http://www.chennaibest.com/cityresource ... /kalki.asp
Part 2
http://www.chennaibest.com/cityresource ... nandhi.asp
Highlights
http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resour ... Kalki.aspx

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 13 Mar 2013, 23:14

Many many thanks!

The reason for his taking ‘Kalki’ as a pen name was based on the myth of the ‘Kalki Avataram’ (the final incarnation of Lord Vishnu, in the age of Kali). Through his writings, he wanted to bring about change in this age. Another reason was, he used to work for Kalyana Sundaram Mudaliar, who was at that time running the publication called ‘Navashakthi’. He learnt all about how to run a publication from him. Kalyana Sundaram Mudaliar, was also a great patriot, he had worked for the cause of workers. As my father was his great fan, he took 'Kal' from his name and added the 'Ki ' from his own name (R Krishnamurthy) and made it ‘Kalki’.

This is news to me. I thought (was told) that 'ka' came from his wife Kalyani and 'ki' came from his own namw!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 14 Mar 2013, 02:20

In his biography of "Kalki", Sundhaa ( in the very first Chapter) makes a good argument as to why it is really the first reason...Kalki AvathAram. The very first Kalki issue has the picture of Kalki AvathAram inside. Also Kalki himself reveals it to be the reason in an interview with a Srilankan magazine.

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 14 Mar 2013, 02:41

This is news to me. I thought (was told) that 'ka' came from his wife Kalyani and 'ki' came from his own namw!

I know that many people thought so..but the fact is his wife's name was Rukmini!

Kalki himself refers to this humorously in his 1950 interview with "Veerakesari" magazine of SriLanka and says he has no intention of asking his wife to change her name to Kalyani !

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 14 Mar 2013, 04:12

Ha! Ha! I also found out her name is Rukmani.
Whoever made up that story was convincing

Did he write all the songs for Meera?
Did he get any national awards?

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 14 Mar 2013, 05:40

He got the Sahitya Academy Award for his novel " Alai Osai"

I know that Kalki wrote only 6 songs in "Meera' (Tamil) ...I think that there were more than 6 songs in the film ..
and others wrote the rest of the songs... Also I know that Meera film credits for song composers
does not show Kalki's name at all !

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 14 Mar 2013, 07:08

I know! That is why I am surprised. If my memory is right it was Kadayanallur Venkatraman who
set the music.
Kalki should have received a special award for Ponniyin Chelvan.
Now Jayalalitha is being honoured as "Ponniyin Chelvi"

I do not see any literary award in the name of Kalki though his contribution to Tamil
is monumental!
If somebody proposes Jayalalitha may even consider it.
Was there any mention of Kalki in Mu Ka's Chemmozhi conference in spite of
Kalki being a Brahmin?

Ponbhairavi · Post by **Ponbhairavi** » 14 Mar 2013, 07:29

The origin of the name kalki is a surprize to me also. I was under the same impression as CML.
Kalki is as great as Alexandre Dumas, for his imagination,historical perspective,vividness of description and flowing style and embedded humor.
Another unsung hero like Bharathi!! may be he will get his due after50 years at least a National recognition if not an international one. Now his Ponniyin Selvan has been reprinted in a beautiful hard cover form WITH THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OFF mANIAN.

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 14 Mar 2013, 17:23

Meera, with nearly twenty exceptionally melodious songs, all vying with each for best song, is one of those films that one can never have one’s fill of. The music for the Hindi version was inspired by the famous musician-intellectual of the time Dilip Kumar Roy (1897-1980) and composed by S. V. Venkatraman, G. Ramanathan, and Naresh Bhattacharya

From ;
http://cinemacorridor.blogspot.ca/2009/ ... -1947.html

Generally, S V Venkataraman is assumed to be the music-director for Meera (Tamil) .
( I don't know what Meera's film credits show...)

M S used to get SVV to tune many of her "other" songs.... e.g., the SilappadhikAram song was tuned by S V V.
A fact which came to light only many years later. S V V is not given his due credits in music industry , acc to many in film circles, such as Randor Guy.

There used to be Annual Kalki Memorial Lectures at Madras University. ki.va.ja , A Srinivasa Raghavan et al have given
important talks on Tamil fiction. I don't know if the Lectures continue.

Since Kalki was very much a part of Meera production, I'm sure it was with his full knowledge that his name was underplayed in film credits. ( he has done similar things. He published 'malaip pozudhinile" in Kalki anonymously first.)

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 14 Mar 2013, 17:35

S. V. Venkataraman, a highly talented composer, was largely responsible for the soul-filling music in the film.

From ;
http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/03/28/stor ... 441600.htm

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 14 Mar 2013, 21:53

That is one movie that should have won an Oscar Internationally and one for MS for the best Actress!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 15 Mar 2013, 02:19

Here's a rare picture of M.S. and Sadasivam ( on the set of Meera, I think.)
( taken in 1945 at Madras by Photographer Glenn Hensley ; he thought Sadasivam was the Hero!)
( It's probably Ellis R. Dungan on the right)

http://dsal.uchicago.edu/images/hensley ... ml?id=m002

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 15 Mar 2013, 03:36

Superb! I thought Meera was shot at Calcutta...

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 15 Mar 2013, 05:32

The interior sequences of "Meera" were shot at the then famous Newtone Studio in Kilpauk, Chennai.

See
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/12/17/stor ... 410500.htm
Also, we note:
"

Lyrics were by Papanasam Sivan and Kalki, and S. V. Venkataraman was the music director.
Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sarma also worked in the music department."

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 15 Mar 2013, 06:05

Amazing collection of tid-bits.
Didn't realize P Sivan was part of it too!
I once heard that MS had a minor accident while riding the Camel in the deserts of
Rajasthan.
Is this true?

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 15 Mar 2013, 22:47

CM LOVER, PAPANASAM SIVAN is the MAIN CREATIVE FORCE behing EVERYTHING- CLASSICAL OR MOVIE, ANY OTHER ASPECT- that has to do with S.Indian classical music in TWENTIETH CENTURY. I am saying this because I spent close to 10 years meeting, listening, reading etc which exists in CD-ROM produced & authored by Asok Ramani & myself. VKVVKV

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 15 Mar 2013, 22:53

Thanks VKV
I am delighted to learn that!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 16 Mar 2013, 03:54

அமரர் ‘தேவன்’ நினைவுகள்

வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2010/08/2_30.html

விகடன் தலையங்கம்
http://http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2010/07/1.html

தேவன் நினைவு தினம், 2010
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2010/05/blog-post.html

ஏ.எஸ்.ராகவனின் அஞ்சலி
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2012/07 ... st_11.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 16 Mar 2013, 05:08

This is great; to have a great collection of great tributes to the greats!
I enjoy your "Ashu kavis" too!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 17 Mar 2013, 23:43

Pasupathy wrote:Here's a rare picture of M.S. and Sadasivam ( on the set of Meera.)
( taken in 1945 at Madras by Photographer Glenn Hensley ; he thought Sadasivam was the Hero!)
( It's Ellis R. Dungan on the right)

http://dsal.uchicago.edu/images/hensley ... ml?id=m002

Here's a rare Video by Ellis Dungan, describing South Indian Village Life in 40's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTLcxny7YSg

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 18 Mar 2013, 00:03

very nice. I think the Lalitha/Padmini sequence was spliced from some old movie!
Life has not changed much in the villages!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 18 Mar 2013, 19:17

பாரதி நினைவுகள்

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2011/12 ... st_11.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 18 Mar 2013, 20:21

கரும்புத் தோட்டத்திலே' was sung immortally by Musiri.
It was the most popular emotive song in those days!
It is equally relevant today in the face of the horrors committed on the
Tamil population at Srilanka today!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 19 Mar 2013, 19:44

ரா.கி. ரங்கராஜன் -1 ; யோசனை கேட்க வராதீர்கள்!

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2012/08/1_19.html

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 20 Mar 2013, 23:11

’சசி’யின் ‘ஒரு பக்கக்’ கதைகள்

’சசி’ - 1 : பெயர் மாற்றம்!
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2012/06 ... st_22.html

சசி - 2: தந்திரம் பலித்தது!
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2012/07/blog-post.html

சசி - 3 : அதிர்ஷ்டசாலி!
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2012/07 ... st_20.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 21 Mar 2013, 01:35

Who was sachi? I mean the real name.
He was my one-page favourite in the 40's and 50's.
Is he still around?

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 21 Mar 2013, 02:29

Sasi's real name was Venkataraman. No, like most of his contemporaries ( Nadodi, Devan , et al) he is no more. He might have been an Asst Editor at Vikatan too.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 21 Mar 2013, 20:51

Who was nADOdi?
I guess he is gone too!
Did any of their next generation inherit the writing skills?
MVI is the only family I know where CM runs in the family!
Perhaps PMI too and LGJ...

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 21 Mar 2013, 21:11

nAdOdi's real name was also Venkataraman! He worked both in Vikatan and Kalki and then later began to contribute 'religon-related" articles for 'Ramakrishna Vijayam", the magazine published by Ramakrishna Mutt. I plan to dig up old articles of nAdOdi and publish them in my blog...one of these days! His works also are not in print..

Kalki's family seems to have continued writing.... Rajendran, Anandhi, Gowri Ramnarayan, Seetha Ravi...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 21 Mar 2013, 21:34

Oh yes!
Do please bring back nADoDi gems..

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 23 Mar 2013, 02:29

பி.ஸ்ரீ. : சித்திர ராமாயணம் -3

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/03/3.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 23 Mar 2013, 03:00

இலக்கிய சுரங்கம்
தோண்டத் தோண்ட சுரக்கும் சுரபி.
ஏன் முதல் அத்யாயங்களை விட்டு விட்டீர்?
சுந்தர காண்டம் துடக்கமா?

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 23 Mar 2013, 03:51

தமிழ் நாட்டில் துவக்கம்!
மேலும் என்னிடம் இருப்பவையும் சிலவே!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 23 Mar 2013, 22:51

நன்றி!
Share what you have..